IDV17103
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

West and South Gippsland District Forecast
Issued at 5:41 am EST on Sunday 5 July 2009
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 8 July 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by
telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation
The last in a series of cold fronts will affect southern Victoria during Monday
before a large high pressure system over Bight waters moves over southeastern
Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with hail. Winds southwesterly averaging 25 to
35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times, tending west to southwesterly up to 30 km/h
later in the evening. Temperatures between 8 and 13 during the day.

Latrobe Valley      Few showers.                    Max 12  
Sale                A few showers.                  Max 13  
Bairnsdale          Few showers.                    Max 13  

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Forecast for Monday
Cloudy. Scattered showers with hail falling as snow above 1000 m. Winds west to
southwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times, decreasing
below 20 km/h by early evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 5 with
daytime temperatures reaching around 12.

Latrobe Valley      Few showers.                    Min 4       Max 12  
Sale                Few showers.                    Min 3       Max 13  
Bairnsdale          Few showers.                    Min 4       Max 14  

Forecast for Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers falling as snow above 1100 m during the
morning. Areas of morning fog and frost. Light winds tending northeasterly up
to 20 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 3
with daytime temperatures reaching around 11.

Latrobe Valley      Showers. Frost.                 Min 2       Max 12  
Sale                Few showers clearing.           Min 1       Max 12  
Bairnsdale          Showers.                        Min 3       Max 13  

Forecast for Wednesday
Morning cloud. Frost and areas of fog in the morning. Winds north to
northeasterly averaging 10 to 15 km/h, reaching 20 km/h at times, becoming
light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 1 with
daytime temperatures reaching around 12.

Latrobe Valley      Frost clearing.                 Min 0       Max 14  
Sale                Frost and fog clearing.         Min -1      Max 14  
Bairnsdale          Fog and frost clearing.         Min 1       Max 15  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Sunday.

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